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Former all-state soccer star Alyssa Padilla named Woodburn High School varsity girls soccer coach

Alyssa Padilla, the former all-state and all-conference Woodburn centerback who led the girls team to a state championship ...

Letters To The Editor

OPINION: With federal cuts looming, now is the time for leadership

On Friday, July 4, President Donald Trump signed the federal budget reconciliation bill — H.R. 1 — into ...

Government

Republican tax and spending cut megabill expected to take billions from Oregon Health Plan

Beginning in 2027, Oregonians must prove they work to receive health insurance coverage under Medicaid The Oregon Health ...

Government

Lawmakers in recent session gave Gov. Kotek more hiring, firing power over agency leaders

Several bills passed giving Oregon’s governor the power to select leaders for the state forestry and public defense ...

Local News

Oregon high school students sue Forest Grove School District, OSAA over transgender athlete policy

Three Oregon high school athletes and their families are suing three school districts and the state over policies ...

Government

Oregon leaders, anti-hunger advocates warn of ‘deeply alarming’ SNAP cuts in GOP megabill 

State agency in charge of food benefit payments still currently assessing any potential changes Oregon will see rising ...

Government

Nearly 500 Oregon transportation workers get layoff notices after ‘preventable’ funding emergency

Gov. Tina Kotek warns people around the state will feel those cuts, especially in winter   Hundreds who ...

Government

Nearly 500 Oregon transportation workers get layoff notices after ‘preventable’ funding emergency

Gov. Tina Kotek warns people around the state will feel those cuts, especially in winter   Hundreds who ...

News

Woodburn man arrested in connection with May shooting in Salem

A Woodburn man was arrested Monday morning in connection with a May shooting in Salem.

Lifestyle

Harefest ready to ‘Rock you like a hurricane’ at Canby event

Whether it's a frenzied shred of a guitar solo, tight harmonies that resonate of a time and place ...

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Education

From backyard BBQ to national stage: PNW Survival Games return to Molalla

Coupling survival skills with the thrill of competition is what the PNW Survival Games is all about in ...

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: One voice

This column is a little different. Well, maybe most of mine are “a little different.” After my column ...

News

National Night Out coming to Woodburn

Tuesday, Aug. 5, marks National Night Out, and the city of Woodburn is encouraging residents to participate in ...

Top-Home

Kotek responds to Trump administration’s withholding of federal education funding

Oregon’s governor has responded to an unprecedented halt to federal education funding. The title funding provided by the ...

Business

FROM THE INTERN DESK: Despite the saying, this was my first rodeo

The following account was written by journalist Fox Perez, a student at Oregon State University working as an ...

News

Wildfire season begins in Marion County, statewide. Here’s what to know.

As the 2025 wildfire season is upon us, the Oregon Department of Forestry wants Oregonians to start practicing ...

Education

Gov. Tina Kotek orders Oregon schools to prohibit students from using cell phones

The executive order follows the failure to pass a similar bill during the 2025 Legislative Session and will ...

Opinion

WRITERS ON THE RANGE: The slippery slope of e-bike access

When I visited Bryce Canyon National Park recently, the shared paths were crowded with electric motorcycles. They say ...

Lifestyle

The spectacle that is the St. Paul Rodeo

Action inside and outside the arena draws tens of thousands to the tiny town for first day of ...

Government

Oregon lawmakers regulate guns, public defense, while crime victim, exoneree funding stall

Bills that would have funded care for crime victims and those who have been wrongfully incarcerated languished in ...